The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-01-15

THE COMMERCE BILL.
A Motion to Recommend it
Killed.
SENATOR CULLOM HANGS ON
And the Conference Report is agreed
to-Mrs, EmmOns' Case At
the Capital.
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS-
SENATOR CULLOM HANGS ON
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS-
SENATE.

WASHINGTON. January -14.-Cullom
moved to proceed to the consideration
of the conference report on the inter
state commerce bill. Agreed to-31 to
p The nays were Messrs, Blair
Cameron. Chase, Cheney, Frye, Hawley,
Hoar Morrill,, Sawyer, Sewell, sher-
man and Spooner. az
Before taking up the subject, ingalls,
offered q resolution calling upon the
Secretary OF the Interior for Information
as To the readiudication of private land
claims IN New Mexico and Arizona.
Sabin introduced bill to amend the
act nj March Sd, 1875 granting railroads
4be right of way through public lands
NJ the United States. Referred.
Sawell. from the conference commit
tee on the bill making an annual appro-
nriation to provide arms and equip
ments for the militia, made report re-
ducing the appropriation from S6OO,OO0
to 800 OOO which was agreed to.
The Senate then resumed consldera-
ton of the interstate commerce Dill,
and was addressed by HOar. He said
he was one of the first to argue Tor ma
tionaI railroad legislation, but ne
objected to two features OF the confer
ence report, because he regarded those
features as an attempt to strike down
healthy competition, because he re-
garded them as calculated to increase
and not diminish the burdens which
railroads already laid on the commerce
of the country,
of
in the Senate in opposition to the inter
State commerce bill, Sherman took the
floor and spoke for over an hour in OPP
position to the bill ---
Edmunds then spoke in its favor.
Sherman said he desired to state his
reasons for the vote, The would give on
this bill. He believed no bill of its i'm
pOrtance ever had such general sup
port, not only among the people, but
II both houses of Congress. The ne
&c sity for its passage was great, and
was made greater by the recent deci.
sion of the Supreme Court. Whatever
might have been the differences of
opinion in the past, there was now a
concurrent sentiment among all classes
of people, strongly represented in both
houses Of Congress, that there should be
some general legislation in regard to in
ter-state commerce. He was free to
say that if his vote on the hill would
tend to defeat its passage at this Ses-
sion. he would vote differently
from the way in which he
intended to vote. But there
was no such eXigency. The bill was in
such an advanced state of consideration
that without question it would pass
at the present session IN some form or
ether. II that bill were recommitted,
there would be sure to be action on it.
There was scarcely a doubt but that the
conference committee would report it
back. There was sucn pressure of
public opinion behind it that no confer
ence committee could possibly prevent
Its passage. Either house could at anv
any time withdraw the bill from
the conference if the conferees
IaAeC TO perform their duty. But
there was no pretense that there was
any danger OF the kind. He should
vote 10 recOmmit the bill to the same
ConJereeS, with a view to have them
LOOK over the disputed points and see
whether or not they can frame such
provisions as will enable the Senators
alu Representatives to vote for the bill
istse'!, without any doubt as to the eff
~ Vi any OF Its provisions. That was
S we" which he took of the bill in its
80. d Z. -ofm, He thought there was
S- 80, Is nSer that . section as t. long
nov, 9 tr1S hauls would destroy the ex-
i75,,.e,..a1e ol The country. 1t might. for
FSr"5 s. uVert the tea trade. which
Inv "a. 80 course from Asia to Europe
ofbs. tahSContinental railroads 10
Panama or G my me Suez, Cape Horn,
was .5a VI OdhaalaR routes. So great
+, cc--Is ' IN petition for that trade that
mi C Oh --,S oe diverted even by a pebble
as ~ L;Ir oy such great restriction
ne OH proposed. u II '10A
x5 nj i- ya, as-What general provisions
saw r vbst am not prepared to
So as WORDS l would suggest.
the - maze provisions for
idea i -, Hade, but my general
ton IN ;-a-t would make discrimin9
sfrsiT a ,-'9I Oh Tue foreign trade. I am
etFec. ~ ~ ~; CeIeVe that the immedia q
9oint-1a-,tI .s OH VAL be great disap-
.'"'.Ael. 10 all. | fear tn AT tho ~,
oslen!ng ,nfluet ce of this section "t ,1l;y
-.s4.e profound discomfort in aSI III
.S'oh reached by the gentlemen ~
earnestly advocating this Hill M m
TIa,Lo narrow views about the ma+,o-
+he Nh o;ITp terence committee NAV div,
t1et ' u Oh Its Objectionable features ~
sGsiI t EsStn ana oaly for that reason !
avsr ,G Ste 70 re ommit the bill. If nov
a, no no., ,uis motion shall be voted dow oU"
nvssIf , seems likely, l shall reserve - =,
t5e vb. me night 10 decide wbetbar 90 ~
its obi e,s? Il Is best to take the bill With 1b
man O soos features and with "i IN
aud leave SO ! features. pass it into law
perfecIio1.. TO time to correct its i im
ference TiqunaS argued in favor of tho 49,.
haul s ~ the short and ma, mat
tee nae sSgctlon, tie oOnterene snG co,, long
Of The ns HI, merely changed III t5e commit nhr
had AT MOI otl las as passed bg the s See phrase
or effect. e'u IT'S substantial tanor
proi ,Un q The bin. He ern cne fourth
secsi o1na conviction that Giffp res his
VIZ" were enacted into o sn9 ,i fourth